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1. (n.) tillandsia
any of numerous New World bromeliads of the genus Tillandsia, of epiphytic habit, esp. Spanish moss.
Etymology: (1755–65; < NL (Linnaeus), after Elias Tillands, 17th-cent. Finno-Swedish botanist; see -ia)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Tillandsia, genus Tillandsia
large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses
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1. (noun) Tillandsia
a genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Tillandsia
A plant genus of the family BROMELIACEAE. Members contain 3-methoxy-5-hydroxyflavonols.
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